Rao's cookbook serves up spicy anecdotes with the meatballs

Richard Drew

Published
6:56 am CDT, Tuesday, November 1, 2016

This Oct. 24, 2016 photo shows the exterior of Rao's restaurant in the Harlem section of New York. The restaurant has been around for 120 years and is one of the hardest-to-get tables in the country, let alone the city. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

This Oct. 24, 2016 photo shows the exterior of Rao's restaurant in the Harlem section of New York. The restaurant has been around for 120 years and is one of the hardest-to-get tables in the country, let alone

This Oct. 24, 2016 photo shows the exterior of Rao's restaurant in the Harlem section of New York. The restaurant has been around for 120 years and is one of the hardest-to-get tables in the country, let alone the city. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

This Oct. 24, 2016 photo shows the exterior of Rao's restaurant in the Harlem section of New York. The restaurant has been around for 120 years and is one of the hardest-to-get tables in the country, let alone

This Oct. 24, 2016 photo shows the exterior of Rao's restaurant in the Harlem section of New York. The restaurant has been around for 120 years and is one of the hardest-to-get tables in the country, let alone the city. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)